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Auto repair and car care businesses in Platte County, MO
How Platte County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 88 out of 100: High
Ranked #29 of 2,401 scored counties
#1 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 111
- 36 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,175 a household
- Spending per listing
- $465K
- 73% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.3
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,400
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Platte County is 88 (high), #29 of 2,401 scored counties and #1 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Platte County comes to about $51.6M a year: $1,175 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Spread across 111 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $465K per business, 73% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Platte County has 111 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 36 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 25.3 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Platte County in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 934 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Platte County. Population estimates show Platte County grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Platte County compares
The same measures for Missouri and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Platte County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.3 | 37.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $465K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 934 | 613 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.2% | +2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,175 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $96,227 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 88 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 47+2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 319
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 88Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11136 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 192The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Platte County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Platte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,400+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 43,902
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 263
- Median household income
- $96,227+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,410
- Median home value
- $345,100
- Jobs located here
- 48,509
- Daytime population
- 103,025Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Platte County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Platte County, MO | 88 | 111 | 25.3 | $465K | +6.7% | #29 of 2,401 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 84 | 52 | 37.6 | $343K | +9.2% | #67 of 2,401 |
| 3Johnson County, MO | 80 | 71 | 33.7 | $340K | +4.9% | #129 of 2,401 |
| 4Stone County, MO | 76 | 42 | 31.0 | $357K | +4.1% | #203 of 2,401 |
| 5Osage County, MO | 74 | 15 | 28.4 | $477K | +2.7% | #241 of 2,401 |
| 6Cass County, MO | 74 | 163 | 37.7 | $331K | +7.1% | #256 of 2,401 |
| 7Andrew County, MO | 73 | 24 | 34.3 | $359K | +0.7% | #272 of 2,401 |
| 8Boone County, MO | 73 | 244 | 31.9 | $334K | +4.2% | #279 of 2,401 |
| 9St. Charles County, MO | 72 | 564 | 35.0 | $343K | +4.9% | #302 of 2,401 |
| 10Clay County, MO | 69 | 321 | 31.4 | $353K | +4.3% | #382 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Platte County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care88
- Auto repair shops87
- Collision repair and body shops75
- Car washes and detailing85
- Tire shops91
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations77
- Insurance agencies43
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Platte County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 111 auto repair and car care businesses in Platte County. 36 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. Another 88 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Platte County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $51.6M a year, or $1,175 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $465K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,902 households in Platte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Platte County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Platte County has 25.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $465K, 73% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Platte County would have about 192, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 934 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Platte County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Platte County at 114,400 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,902 households. The median household income in Platte County is $96,227 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Platte County scores 88 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #29 of 2,401 scored counties.
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